University of Manchester researchers are beginning work on a prototype device for harvesting energy and clean drinking water from human waste.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 17, 2012
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Work on a prototype device for harvesting energy and clean drinking water from human waste gets the go ahead this month.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 15, 2012
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Since 2009, a hydrogen powered street cleaning vehicle has been undergoing testing on the streets. The project is intended to take hydrogen drives out of the laboratory in order to gain experience on using them under practical ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 13, 2012
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Several times a year, the International Space Station needs to perform Debris Avoidance Maneuvers to dodge the ever-growing amount of space junk hurtling around in Earth orbit. Additionally, our increased dependence on satellites ...
Space Exploration
Mar 9, 2012
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Engineers have fired the Navy's first industry-built electromagnetic railgun (EM Railgun) prototype launcher at a test facility, commencing an evaluation that is an important intermediate step toward a future tactical weapon ...
Engineering
Feb 28, 2012
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Ford, Microsoft Corp. and Healthrageous are researching how connected devices can help people monitor and maintain health and wellness
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 12, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nokia is showing off a prototype that location enthusiasts consider the next step in indoor mapping. Nokia has built a Location Extension Protocol on top of the Bluetooth 4.0 specification, which enables ...
Robotics researchers in Munich, Germany, have joined forces with Japanese scientists to develop an ingenious technical solution that gives robots a human face. By using a projector to beam the 3D image of a face onto the ...
Robotics
Nov 7, 2011
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A pilot waste-to-energy system constructed by Duke University and Duke Energy this week garnered the endorsement of Google Inc., which invests in high-quality carbon offsets from across the nation to fulfill its own carbon ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 8, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Do you go online to pay bills, shop, transfer funds, sign up for classes, send email or instant messages or search for medical information? If so, then this pertains to you.
Computer Sciences
Jul 26, 2011
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